Equal Opportunities: Nationality

Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities what guidance  (a) the Government Equalities Office and  (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission issues on the practice of businesses offering discounts to persons based on their nationality.

Lynne Featherstone: The Government Equalities Office has not issued any specific guidance relevant to the practice of business offering discounts to persons based on their nationality. The European Court of Human Rights has published non-statutory guidance on the Equality Act 2010 for service providers.
	It would not normally be lawful for a business to offer discounts based on the protected characteristic of race, which includes nationality and ethnic or national origins.